Correspondence

Direction issued to Torbay Council: May 2016

A direction issued by DfE to Torbay Council due to inadequate performance in children's social care services.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 12 May 2016
• Last updated: 27 October 2017
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  1. 27 October 2017

     This direction has closed. A revised direction issued by DfE in October 2017 replaces it.

  2. 12 May 2016

     First published.

Applies to England

Documents

Direction issued to Torbay Council

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Details

This direction is now closed. A direction issued in October 2017 replaces it.

This direction requires the council to co-operate with a commissioner appointed by the Secretary of State.

It follows publication on 5 January 2016 of a report by Ofsted that judged the overall effectiveness of Torbay’s children’s social care services as inadequate.